Track Engineering Technical Lead - Rail & Transit

Your role

• Lead CM for Trackwork: Plan and direct field execution of track construction, renewal, and rehabilitation, including alignment geometry, ballast placement, tamping, rail welding, stressing, grinding, surfacing, and turnout installation.
• Scope Definition & Delivery Planning: Establish Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), construction sequencing, access/possession plans, and track outage windows; coordinate with operations to minimize service impacts.
• Standards & Compliance: Ensure work conforms to applicable standards (e.g., AREMA, FRA Track Safety Standards, FTA, and owner-specific criteria) and project specifications; drive adherence to safety management systems and site HSE requirements.
• Interface Management: Align track construction with signals/communications, traction power/OCS, structures, stations, and civil works; manage hold-points for geometry verification, bonding/grounding, and signalling cutovers.
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control: Develop and enforce ITPs, inspection checklists, and test plans (e.g., geometry car runs, ultrasonic testing, weld qualifications); oversee material submittals, factory/plant inspections, and as-built documentation.
• Project Controls: Coordinate schedule (Primavera P6/MS Project), cost tracking, earned value, risk registers, and change control; provide monthly progress narratives and dashboards.
• Construction Documentation: Lead submittal/RFI workflows, field design clarifications, redlines, NCRs/CARs, and closeout packages; ensure configuration management of track assets.
• Contractor Oversight: Direct day-to-day activities of contractors and inspectors; verify labor compliance, SWPPP/erosion control, and housekeeping; resolve field issues and claims.
• Testing & Commissioning Support: Plan and witness pre-revenue tests (e.g., track geometry acceptance, signal interlocking verification, clearance checks); coordinate punch lists to completion.
• Stakeholder & Agency Liaison: Represent the program in meetings with client, operations/maintenance, regulatory bodies, utilities, and third parties; prepare briefings and technical presentations.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor best practices in track construction methods, equipment, and materials; recommend improvements to plans, procedures, and standards.
• Other Duties: Perform related tasks assigned by the Project Director/CM Director consistent with role.
• Complexity : Work involves coordination, research and problem solving on a variety of engineering projects with unique or controversial problems, the solution of which has an important effect on major organization programs.
• Decision making: Supervision received is essentially administrative, with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits. Acts independently on technical matters relating to his/her field.
• Work direction given to others: Supervises and/or coordinates with other senior professionals and support staff.
• Internal contacts: Interfaces with senior technical professionals, technical managers, and administrative staff and managers as necessary.
• External contacts: Represents the organization in conferences with clients, prospective clients, and regulatory agencies.